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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92989	Several occurrences, touching the further proceedings of the Scots with their declared King. Containing these ensuing particulars; viz. I The Parliament of Scotlands new act and declaration to be published throughout the kingdom. II Their declared Kings sailing from Holland with seven Men of War, 500 mariners, and about 140 pieces of ordnance. III The declaration of Van Trump the Dutch admiral, to the King of Scots. IV The bloudy murthering of Mr. Ascram (the Parliament of Englands agent) at Madrid in Spain, the manner thereof, and the Kings proclamation concerning the same. V The Duke of Yorks letter from Jersey, to his mother in France; and the L. Hoptons resolution concerning the Scots.		1650 (1650)	Wing S2785; Thomason E603_17; ESTC R205836	3,145	8

Several Occurrences TOUCHING The further Proceedings of the SCOTS with their Declared King Containing these ensuing particulars viz. I The Parliament of Scotlands new Act and Declaration to be published throughout the Kingdom II Their declared Kings sailing from Holland with seven men of War 500 Mariners and about 140 pieces of Ordnance III The Declaration of Van Trump the Dutch Admiral to the King of Scots IV The bloudy murthering of Mr. Ascram the Parliament of Englands Agent at Madrid in Spain the manner thereof and the Kings Proclamation concerning the same V The Duke of Yorks Letter from Jersey to his mother in France and the L. Hoptons resolution concerning the Scots LONDON Printed for G. H. 1650. Severall Occurrences touching the further Proceedings of the SCOTS Right Honourable THis morning we received Intelligence that the King of Scots embarqued himself on Sunday the sixth instant but upon his going aboard a great storm arose which many conjecture to be ominous The Convoy that is to guard him is said to be 7 ships of War carrying in all about 140 Guns and man'd with about 500 men which were design'd to meet the East India fleet that are now coming to Holland but the Prince of Orange prevailed with the States for them to transport him into Scotland which otherwise might have been retarded for Van Trump the Dutch Admiral seemed unwilling to undertake the Voyage having other employments and being solicited by the young King for accommodation and assistance he positively declared That he was a sworn servant to the States of Holland and could not act or do any thing without their permission or grant and therefore humbly desired to be excused in not answering him with a return sutable to his desire c. As for the Scots proceedings it is the general talk and daily discours of most in these parts but their results are kept extream secret as in reference to the making a War with England Some report they will make no war for him till they see how he proves and whether he be worth the engaging so deeply for or not but it 's more like till they see what forces he can procure to make some diversion by invading you by sea in several places at once And though you may perhaps think it something improbable you should be invaded at sea and that it will be impossible to provide a Navy either so secretly as you should not know it or so great as you shall not be able to deal with it they are of another minde and give out that they have potent numbers in several parts and are not without hope of a port or garison in the West or in Kent therfore look well to them where a few shall land at first and the young titular-Kings party will flock to them in multitudes and this as they say will draw your forces to one place till they shall have opportunity to land more in another and as soon as these distractions are among you then the Scots like a swarm of Locusts to come in upon you as one man to make fertile England as miserable by war as their own country is without it and to the end that they may obtain the most easie and facile way for the carrying on of this designe they have prevailed with General Waldemar the King of Denmark's brother to assist them also General Carp and some other German Commanders have agreed with the Prince to serve him for nothing in England and that they will have no pay how long soever the war shall last provided that they may make booty of what ever shall come in their way It may very well be doubted whether their rapinous fingers will be able to distinguish between Cavaliers goods and those of Presbytery or Sectary especially if they should be most valuable and divers of the Duke of Lorains men have undertaken the like who are pretty skilful in this art only they desire some advance money which we hear the Prince of Orange will furnish them with This is the evil that threatens you special care had therefore need to be taken 't is very facile to prevent dangers fore-knowing of them Therefore begin to act strenuously and beware you be not deluded by a beaten fawning Spaniel The Lord Digby's Secretary is lately arrived here from the Isle of Jersey who reports That the Duke of York passeth his time very merily in that Island and in continuall exercise and desires to see the War begin this Summer that he might serve his brother in the head of the Scots of which his desire he hath written to the Queen in France who was very well pleased with it and accounted it a very honourable designe But Sir George Cartwright the Governour and the L. Hopton do not like that he should hazard himself and do what in them lies to alter his minde And it is further reported by the said Secretary that the Lord Hopton will not engage with the Scots who saith they are a perfidious people whose hearts harbour nothing but deceit Their bloudy proceedings against Montross Spotsford c. hath quite turned the tide here and those Officers designed for that service will not engage with them By an Express from the City of Madrid in Spain we are advertized of the brutish and barbarous assassination of that honest and ingenuous Gentleman Master Ascram Resident for the Common wealth of England with his Majesty of Spain which bloudy Tragedy was acted by some desperate persons as followeth viz. Upon his landing at the Port of Santa Maria having intelligence of divers threats uttered against him a Spanish Colonel with a guard of 200 Horse was appointed for his Convoy by whom he was conducted to Madrid where he arrived the fifth of this Moneth and that night lodged unfortunatly in a common Inn intending the next day to be better provided The day following Master Fisher his Steward went to seek a house and having found one very convenient agreed for it In the mean time it happened as Mr. Ascram and one Signeur Riba his Interpreter sate alone at dinner only with one servant attending them the murtherers knocked at door and pretending to be friends easily got accesse there was six of them in number three being habited like Merchants the other like souldiers Upon their approach Mr. Ascram rose from the Table to salute them but the foremost laid hold on his hair and returned the salutation of Joab stabbing him into the head which his Interpreter perceiving endevoured to escape but was listewise stabbed in the Belly and they both fell immediatly The Assassinates were English who posted for refuge to the Venetian Embassadors but he abhorring the fact denied them entrance so that they were constrained to take Sanctuary in the next Church and being closely pursued by command and Proclamation from the King of Spain five of them are laid in prison to be made exemplary and one escaped This execrable fact with that of Dorislaus renders that party odious to all Nations Brill the 16. 1650. An Abstract from Scotland Sir THe young King is expected within a day or two as many give out but the people are divided and the meaner sort begin to see what slavery they live in under the great Laurds so that there is great probability they may in time shake off those shackles Yet notwithstanding the Parliament of Scotland have published an Act for the raising of every fourth man A Copy whereof followeth viz. The States of Parliament now convened taking into consideration the good and service of the Kingdom and Shires thereof they Ordered the Committees of War of every several Shire of the Kingdom to make new rolls of all the sensible persons within each of their several Shires and to cause the fourth man of the whole number of their sensible persons to be trained armed and formed in Companies and made ready upon all occasions for the publike service and good of the Kingdom and Shires according to the rules and Acts formerly set down And the Estates declare that those persons who shall be inrolled as the fourth man in the severall Shires by vertue of this Act to the effect aforesaid shall no ways be employed for recruiting of former Regiments And ordains the Shires to have the nomination and Election of the Officers of their severall Companies and Regiments to be made up of the fourth man in the said Shires Which nomination and Election the Estate Ordains the Committees of War of the several Shires to represent to the Committee of the Estates of Parliament to whom the Parliament hereby gives power to allow or disallow of the same nomination and Election as the Committee shall think fit and to place others for such as they shall not allow for the good of the publike service And the Estates do further declare that this present Act is always without prejudice to any former Acts made for the putting of the Kingdom in a posture of defence and ordaining all betwixt sixty and sixteen to be trained and armed Subscribed A. Gibson Cler. Regist FINIS